The Acceleration of this VW Golf With an Audi RS6's Turbo V10 Is Ridiculous

We're all for ridiculous engine swaps. The bigger and more powerful the engine you can squeeze into a smaller and lighter car, the better. Like this Golf IV with the turbo V10 from an Audi RS6.

Yes, you read that right.

How do you even squeeze that engine into a space that was originally made for 1.8 liter turbo four or a narrow angle VR6? It has to be one of the tightest fits for any engine swap ever.

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In the Audi RS6, the Lamborghini-sourced V10 made 571 horsepower. The video claims that the engine has been further modified from stock. Just watch the speedometer from a standstill, this is one of the crazier things that you'll ever see. Have you ever seen a needle climb so quickly?

As many commenters point out on our Facebook page, it's very likely that the tach and speedo haven't been properly calibrated. It still sounds great and looks damn fast, but it probably isn't as fast as the video's description or the speedo say.

Update: An earlier version of this post didn't indicate that the gauges were likely not calibrated. The post has been updated to reflect that.

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